Speaking My Mind | Leo Varadkar in conversation with Georgina Godwin Introduced by Kevin Kelly

Описание: Ireland’s youngest, first Indian-origin, and openly gay Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, stepped away from office in his forties. In Speaking My Mind, he reflects on a life at the crossroads of change, sharing candid encounters with world leaders, moments of triumph and turbulence, and the personal costs of public service. In conversation with journalist Georgina Godwin, he offers a rare and intimate view of courage, identity, and the art of leadership.

Supported by Embassy of Ireland in India and Culture Ireland

Leo Varadkar served as Prime Minister (Taoiseach) of Ireland from 2017 to 2020 and again from 2022 to 2024. He was the youngest person ever elected to the office and the first of Indian heritage. His father is from Maharashtra. Currently a senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, he also writes a column for the Sunday Times and serves on the board of Global Citizen Europe. His memoir, Speaking My Mind, was a non-fiction bestseller and has been nominated for an Irish Book Award. A medical doctor by training, he is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin.

Georgina Godwin is an honorary fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. She is a broadcast journalist, and presents the author interview programme Meet the Writers, as well as the current affairs show, The Globalist, on Monocle Radio. She is also Books Editor for the station, and chairs literary events worldwide. She was a founding member of Zimbabwe’s first independent radio station, before being declared an “Enemy of the State”, and exiled to London. She is on the board of the charity English PEN.

Follow us on –

Website - https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/
Facebook -   / jaipurlitfest  
YouTube -    / jprlitfest  
Instagram -   / jaipurlitfest  
Twitter -   / jaipurlitfest  

#jaipurliteraturefestival2026 #literature #leadership